INT 01H: Single-Step Interrupt
When the CPU Trap Flag is set (TF=1), the CPU executes this interrupt
after each instruction.
Debuggers which allow you to single-step through the instructions of a
program use this interrupt to recapture execution to display the
registers, memory, etc.
Trapping is turned off (TF=0) upon execution of any INT instruction, so
the INT 01H itself is not executed in single-step fashion. Upon leaving
the interrupt (via IRET), all flags are restored, thus the next
instruction will be trapped.
The normal way to begin single-stepping is to PUSH a word containing all
the desired flags (including TF=1), PUSH the desired CS and IP address to
execute, then perform an IRET to begin single-stepping at that address.
See Also: INT 03H
ROM-BIOS Functions
DOS Functions
Process Control Functions
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